Bird
Great Blue/Cocoi Heron
Ardea herodias · Ardeidae · Pelecaniformes
Best monthsApr–May · Sepmost records
Records14,170,935in 25 countries
Most seen inUnited States12,228,425 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Great Blue/Cocoi Heron in brief
The great blue/cocoi heron (Ardea herodias) is a bird of the Ardeidae family — species of bird.
Across the 25 countries we cover it has 14,170,935 published records, most of them from the United States, Canada and Mexico. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in April, May and September.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States12,228,425 records · best May, Apr
Canada1,642,136 records · best May, Sep
Mexico143,708 records · best Jan, Dec
Costa Rica47,870 records · best Jan, Feb
Belize28,632 records · best Mar, Jan
Cuba15,008 records · best Feb, Mar
Panama14,875 records · best Jan, Feb
Guatemala11,254 records · best Jan, Dec
Honduras10,592 records · best Feb, Jan
Bahamas8,809 records · best Jan, Dec
Nicaragua5,996 records · best Jan, Feb
El Salvador3,434 records · best Feb, Dec
Dominican Republic2,921 records · best Jan, Feb
Jamaica2,815 records · best Feb, Mar
Trinidad and Tobago1,758 records · best Dec, Jan
Barbados684 records · best Jan, Mar
Antigua and Barbuda480 records · best Jan, Nov
Haiti472 records · best Dec, Feb
Grenada443 records · best Jan, Mar
Saint Kitts and Nevis230 records · best Jan, Mar
Saint Lucia157 records · best Jan, Feb
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines126 records · best Nov, Feb
Dominica99 records · best Nov, Feb
Iceland9 records · best Jan, Apr
Cape Verde2 records · best Feb, Apr
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All birdsMore of the Ardeidae family
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